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Carbon Monoxide Formation Algorithm (NISTIR 6030)

Published

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Abstract

This paper discusses an engineering approach for estimating the generation rate of carbon monoxide (CO) within a room containing a fire. The algorithm incorporates four CO formation mechanisms which have been identified in past investigations.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6030
Report Number
6030
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.ir.6030v1

Keywords

fire safety, fire research, carbon monoxide, algorithms, heat release rate, enclosures
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Pitts, W. (1997), Carbon Monoxide Formation Algorithm (NISTIR 6030), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.ir.6030v1 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created June 1, 1997, Updated November 10, 2018
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